Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (medical condition): Inflammation of lung tissue (bronchioles and surrounding tissue) which may occur on its own or as a result of other conditions such as certain infections.
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Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia: A disease formerly considered a form of interstitial pneumonia. Its etiology is obscure but it may be associated with toxic fumes, infection, and connective tissue disease. Clinical symptoms include cough, dyspnea and influenza-like symptoms with the development of the usual interstitial pneumonia in many cases. Obstructive symptoms are limited to smokers. There are patchy polypoid masses of intra-alveolar granulation tissue in small airway lumina and alveolar ducts. "Organizing" refers to unresolved pneumonia (in which the alveolar exudate persists and eventually undergoes fibrosis) in which fibrous tissue forms in the alveoli. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992; Stedman, 25th ed)
Source: Diseases Database
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia: A disease formerly considered a form of interstitial pneumonia. Its etiology is obscure but it may be associated with toxic fumes, infection, and connective tissue disease. Clinical symptoms include cough, dyspnea and influenza-like symptoms with the development of the usual interstitial pneumonia in many cases. Obstructive symptoms are limited to smokers. There are patchy polypoid masses of intra-alveolar granulation tissue in small airway lumina and alveolar ducts. "Organizing" refers to unresolved pneumonia (in which the alveolar exudate persists and eventually undergoes fibrosis) in which fibrous tissue forms in the alveoli. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992; Stedman, 25th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007
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Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (medical condition): See Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (disease information).
»Introduction: Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
»Symptoms of Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
»Treatments for Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
Source: Diseases Database
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
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Source: Diseases Database
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